Tea for the Tillerman 2

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Tea for the Tillerman 2
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Studio album by
Released18 September 2020
RecordedJuly 2019
StudioLes Studios de la Fabrique, France
GenreFolk rock
Length39:20
Label
ProducerYusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith
Yusuf / Cat Stevens chronology
The Laughing Apple
(2017)
Tea for the Tillerman 2
(2020)
King of a Land
(2023)
Singles from Tea for the Tillerman
  1. "Where Do the Children Play?"
    Released: 28 May 2020[1]
  2. "On the Road to Find Out"
    Released: 13 August 2020[2]
  3. "Father and Son"
    Released: 10 September 2020[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Tea for the Tillerman 2 (stylised as Tea for the Tillerman²) is the sixteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on 18 September 2020 by Cat-O-Log Records through Island. It is a re-imagining of his hit 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Yusuf / Cat Stevens.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Where Do the Children Play?"4:09
2."Hard Headed Woman"3:32
3."Wild World"3:47
4."Sad Lisa"3:58
5."Miles from Nowhere"4:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."But I Might Die Tonight"3:13
2."Longer Boats"2:30
3."Into White"3:43
4."On the Road to Find Out"5:48
5."Father and Son"3:50
6."Tea for the Tillerman"1:00

Personnel

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  • Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord, lead vocals
  • Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Father and Son"
  • Jim Cregan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric Appapoulay – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
  • Martin Allcock - bass on (3), piano (3)
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Andreas Andersson - clarinet on "Wild World"
  • Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements on (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
  • Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
  • Brother Alirap on "Longer Boats"
  • Voxaphonic - backing vocals on (1, 3, 10)

Charts

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Chart performance for Tea for the Tillerman 2
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 183
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 96
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 161
Irish Albums (OCC)[11] 45
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 78
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 4

References

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  4. ^ Tea for the Tillerman 2 at AllMusic
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ The Times review
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  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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  11. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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  13. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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